A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi Read More »
Daily Archives: August 26, 2018
The Buddy Holly Story (1978) Steve Rash, Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith
A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock ‘n’ roll star Buddy Holly (Gary Busey), who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Read More »
The Dark Horse (1932) Alfred E. Green, Warren William, Bette Davis, Guy Kibbee
Zachary Hicks is nominated at the Progressive party’s convention even though he has little chance of winning the governorship. Read More »
Swords of Blood (1962) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn
In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot’s gang, but their ways are too ‘unethical’ for him. Read More »
The Lower Depths (1936) Jean Renoir, Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet
Voted 1936’s best picture by a circle of prestigious French critics, Jean Renoir’s The Lower Depths (Les Bas-Fonds) is based on the “gutter” play by Russian author Maxim Gorky. Read More »
Human, Too Human (1974) Louis Malle, René Vautier
A documentary with almost no words following the production of Citroen cars at a plant in Northern France and their later sales. Read More »
The Pajama Game (1957) George Abbott, Stanley Donen, Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney
Employees of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory are looking for a whopping seven-and-a-half cent an hour increase and they won’t take no for an answer. Read More »
Clarence the Cross Eyed Lion (1965) Andrew Marton, Marshall Thompson, Betsy Drake, Richard Haydn
When a native village is apparently terrorized by a Lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. Read More »
The Black Castle (1952) Nathan Juran, Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally
Man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count. Read More »
The Young Secretaries (1974) Richard Kante, Joyanne Mitchell, John Barnum, Colleen Brennan
Robert Cameron runs an advertising agency that mainly employs attractive young women. Read More »
Sono fotogenico (1980) Dino Risi, Renato Pozzetto, Edwige Fenech, Aldo Maccione
Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. Read More »
Soldier (1998) Paul W.S. Anderson, Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs
In a futuristic society, some people are selected at birth to become soldiers, and trained in such a manner that they become inhuman killing machines. Read More »